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Sultan Ismail Airport
Airport Directory » Malaysia » Johor Bahru » Sultan Ismail AirportSenai International Airport (IATA: JHB, ICAO: WMKJ), officially known as Sultan Ismail International Airport (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail), is an airport turn up in the city of Senai, near Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The airport is the secondary hub for AirAsia.
History
Opened in 1974, it assists the province of Johor as good as individuals from the southern states of Peninsular Malaysia. Senai International Airport assists as 1 of the 4 Malaysian hubs of AirAsia, the other 3 hubs being Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Kuching International Airport. Senai International Airport used to assist as a domestic hub to Malaysia Airlines until its rationalization physical exercise of its domestic paths to cut the corporation's losses. Malaysia Airlines currently only assists Kuala Lumpur and Kuching from Senai International Airport, a stark direct contrast to AirAsia's web of six domestic paths and four international destinations.
Today, this airport is bring off by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATS), the 1st independent airport operator in Malaysia, after taking over the functioning of the airport from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) in 2003. Senai International Airport is able to deal up to 4.5 million riders and 100,000 metric ton of freight per annum. There are architectural plans to increase the capacity of the airport to 10 million riders in the long term and change state the airport into a freight hub. Recent enlargements and upgrades include continuing of the landing track to 3800m and construction a parallel taxi strip to increase landing track capacity.
Presently, there are four rider air hose assisting the airport to 11 destinations and three load air hose to two destinations.
Growth potentiality of Senai Airport
Opened in 1974, the airport's briny intention was to keep the "leak" of rider and freight traffic from Johor into Singapore. However, the airport has ne'er action its intention due to the limited figure of voyages and air hose at the airport. With the South Johor district being germinated, Senai International Airport has the potentiality of getting a major hub in Malaysia.
Located strategically in the Iskandar Malaysia, Senai International Airport is place to get a major hub in the time to come. As such, Senai Airport Terminal Services (SATS) programmes to put up to RM1 billion over the next few yr to upgrade the airport's rider and freight installations such as construction a new load center and increasing the airport's retail infinite. Since Senai Airport was purchased over, rider traffic at the airport has more than duplicate in the recent yr and freight traffic increasing significantly. The figure of voyages at the airport has also duplicate due to attempts to draw new air hose and acquiring being air hose to increase voyages. Qatar Airways Cargo, which set about weekly load voyages to Senai International Airport, programmes to duplicate the figure of weekly voyages to 2 due to high claim for its service with 80% of the load elongating on to Europe.
Also, SATS desires to capitalize of the law of proximity of the airport to Singapore to draw individuals in Singapore to use Senai Airport. It has late finished the construction of the City Lounge, turn up at the Kotaraya Bus Terminal. The City Lounge furnishes bus service to the airport, town center and Kranji MRT Station in Singapore, hence increasing the availability of the airport. From Singapore, 1 may take a public bus company or 'cut back' cab to Kotaraya Bus Terminal. From the bus depot, 1 is able to modify to an show bus company provided by the airport to get to Senai airport. However, if 1 does take a public passenger vehicle over the Causeway, it is highly inconvenient for somebody with baggage since there is a take to set down and re-board the passenger vehicle on both the Singapore and Malaysian sides of the boundary line to go across in-migration and usages which is 1 stage up from street stage. If 1 does the trip in both ways, it is twice the rough-and-tumble. No hall porter or baggage trolley car is supplied. Also, there is now a minimum sum of money of domestic voyages and only four international paths from Senai.
In say to draw more Malaysians and Singapore inhabitants, SATS programmes to have a broader bush of direct voyages to leading towns such as Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Taipei, Shanghai, Perth, etc. However, attempts to draw other Asian budget bearers to wing some of these paths have so far been unsuccessful. Singaporeans now comprise approximately 40% of the riders using the airport.
Under future programmes, a new KTM mainline railroad terminal is to be turn up at the airport, aid to increase land interconnectivity for the airport's riders. Currently, no rail service is provided at the airport.
Expansion and Future Plans
Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, the operator of the airport denote a multi-billion ringgit labor shall is named Airport City or Aeropolis. The labor, on 1,133 hectares near Senai Airport, will consist 3 independent elements – residential-commercial-hospitality comforts, an air freight logistical center and a high-tech parkland. The 1st component will cover 323 hectares while the other 2 will busy 405 hectares each.
On 26 May 2008, SATS denote a MYR 70 million programme to construct an Aero Mall, a stand-alone and external airport center. The shopping mall will have a retail infinite of 10,000 square foot (930 mtwo) and due to fill out in late 2009 / early 2010 time frame.
On eight July 2008, Kuwait's Al-Aqeelah denote a labor to construct an air power academy near the airport. The labor will cost around USD 100 million.
Current Reatil Outlets at Senai Airport
Presently, Senai Airport housed 25 outlet (including two Bureau De Change) from F&B to wearing and token. The retail stores including Lavender Bistro & Cake Shop, Coffee Bean, Marry Brown, Dunkin' Donuts, Famous Amos, Daily Fresh, Bonia, Watson's Personal Care, Classic Foot Reflexology and etc.
On twelve February 2009, the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Management Ltd opened its 3rd Plaza Premium Lounge in Senai International Airport.
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